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package com.hazelcast.cardinality.impl.hyperloglog.impl;

enum HyperLogLogEncoding {

    /**
     * Higher precision and lower memory footprint encoding relying on LINEARCOUNTING
     * for estimates, suitable for small range cardinalities, or until its growing footprint
     * meets the DENSE constant size.
     */
    SPARSE,

    /**
     * Lower precision and constant memory footprint encoding relying on original HyperLogLog
     * computations for estimates, and bias corrections from HyperLogLog++. Suitable for mid to large
     * range cardinalities.
     */
    DENSE
}
